Coproduction guide 101

Your simple, step-by-step guide to coproducing with Canada.

Canada is proud to be a global coproduction leader. Every year, we make close to 60 official coproductions, amounting to more than $500 million and ranging from film to television, videos and interactive digital media productions. Coproducing with Canada: easy peasy.

working with Canada

fast facts about coPRODUCing

Shared responsibilities and risks in project financing and production

Access to Canadian financing

Access to financing from co-producing countries and Eurimages

Access to a larger pool of creative and technical talent

Access to larger distribution networks 

spotlight on coproduction TREATIEs

Promoting cultural diversity

Treaties are signed by the Government of Canada (through the Department of Canadian Heritage) to foster trade relations and to promote cultural diversity.

Recognized projects

Some treaties now recognize works developed exclusively for online consumption, such as webisodes and other digital media projects.

Competitive internationally

Newer treaties typically offer lower minimum financial contribution thresholds than the 20% to 30% of longer-standing treaties, making them more competitive internationally.

Flexible projects

Newer treaties offer more flexibility regarding key positions, including the use of nationals of non-coproducing countries/states.

Its own terms

Each coproduction treaty specifies its own terms, as well as the minimum financial participation of the coproducers.

Working with +60 countries

We have official coproduction treaties and memorandums of understanding (MOU) in place with 60 countries, and work with our international partners to review and modernize our coproduction treaties.

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DOES YOUR COUNTRY HAVE A COPRODUCTION TREATY OR memorandum of understanding IN PLACE WITH CANADA?


France, United Kingdom, Israel, Ireland, Germany, we have official coproduction treaties and memorandums of understanding (MOU) in place with 60 countries, and work with our international partners to review and modernize our coproduction treaties.

Obtain certification

DO YOU QUALIFY AS A COPRODUCTION?

To obtain financing and access a host of other benefits, your project must first be recognized as a treaty audiovisual coproduction.

This is where Telefilm Canada comes in! It plays a key role in recommending projects that can be certified Canadian Heritage. For details, inquiries or to submit a coproduction application recommendation, visit Telefilm’s coproduction page.

3 steps to get started

TELEFILM CANADA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING AND RECOMMENDING PROJECTS

With its expertise in the administration of financing programs, its initiatives and its collaborative projects between countries, Telefilm dynamically supports the growth of the content industry in Canada.

Telefilm is also responsible for evaluating and recommending projects that are likely to be certified as audiovisual treaty coproductions by Canadian Heritage.

Coproduction

Create with Canada

An introduction to coproducing audiovisual content with Canada.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

eurimages

Many successful Canadian coproductions have received financial support from Eurimages in recent years. By the way, did you know Canada is the first non-European country to join Eurimages? It just proves that here in the North, we’ve got a head for business!

Since its creation, EURIMAGES has supported

coproduction in numbers

Every year, coproduction in Canada represents

your country has not signed an official co-production treaty with us?

No problem. There are other ways of working with us.